Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Province Warns About Invasive Species
Because the first phase of re-opening Saskatchewan has begun, you can now fish if you are in the southern zone of the province and boat launches are open. The Ministry of Environment is hoping to spre...
Carol Thomson May 08, 2020

SGI to Resume Limited Road Tests
SGI says it is resuming road tests for people working in health care and agriculture. The Crown Corporation says it recognizes that health care providers are providing essential care and there is a ne...
Gord Wiebe May 08, 2020

Two Men Held Against Their Will and One Attacked with a Hammer
Saskatoon Police say two men were assaulted and unlawfully confined earlier this week; one of the men was seriously hurt in a hammer attack. This all happened on Tuesday between 4:00 and 7:00 pm. The ...
Gord Wiebe May 08, 2020

FSIN Demands Inclusion in Pandemic Planning
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Executive says it is demanding that First Nations be included and consulted during COVID-19 planning meetings. FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron says important an...
Gord Wiebe May 08, 2020

Folkfest Added to the List of Events Being Cancelled
Folkfest 2020 is being postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers say that for four decades the festival has strengthened ties in the community with a multicultural celebration of...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 08, 2020

We May be on the Verge of Losing Most of Our Restaurants in Saskatchewan
A survey from Restaurants Canada says 70 per cent of food service businesses in this province are either very or extremely worried that they won’t have enough liquidity to pay vendors, rent, and...
Gord Wiebe May 08, 2020

CTF Calls for Pay Cuts for MPs
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation wants Members of Parliament to cut their salaries. The CTF says that, according to a survey of the Angus Reid Forum, two-thirds of Canadians agree. Federation Directo...
Gord Wiebe May 08, 2020

Dump Truck Hits Natural Gas Line
At approximately 2:31 p.m. on Thursday, the Saskatoon Fire Department was alerted to an incident involving a dump truck that had backed into a residential house, in the 300 block of Bolstad Way, sever...
Brad Jennings May 07, 2020

The New Normal Continues for Students With No Classes Before School Year Ends
No one really seem to think kids were going back to school before the end of the school year, and now it has been confirmed. But the Saskatchewan government has confirmed today that in-class learning ...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 07, 2020

One Outbreak Considered Stable, Majority of New COVID-19 Cases Continue in Far North
Lloydminster, a week behind most of the rest of the province, can start the Re-open Saskatchewan plan on this coming Monday. The Ministry of Health says the outbreak in Lloydminster Hospital is stable...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 07, 2020














